Sight for firearms.



PATENTED' DEC. 25. 1906.

AL LAUBREY. SIGHT FOR FIREARMS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22 1906.

l/vbtmeooao ALBEETJ. AUBREY, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

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Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed March 22,1906. Serial 'No. 30?,l14-

To ttZZ- whom it may concern Belt known that I, ALBERT J. AUBREY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Meriden, county of New Haven, Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Sights for Firearms, of which the following is .a full, clea and exact de scription.

out of the line of vision or sightdinc, whereas when the arm is used in open ..l.ooting or pigeon-shooting. said sight may be raised and brought into view. In this latter use of the arm the desirability oi having sights is a marked one, and it has been found that by the use of two sights better scores may be made.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a. perspective view of a portion. of the two barrels of a double-barreled gun, showing my improved sight in position. Fig. 2 is a relatively enlarged cross-section, showing the improved sight in rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the sight enlarged still more. Fig. 4 a plan view thereof. 5 is a view of the under side thereof. 6 7 are longitudinal sectional views oi the sight, showing the same in diil' *rent positions In the drawings, A A are two lunrels ar-.

ranged side by side and held by the top rib l3 and lower rib C.

D is a bead-sight, as commonly employed in guns of character. The same is located in the cent-er oi the channeled top rib B, very near the front end, as is usual. This sight is the one which is always present in guns of this type.

My invention consists in providing another sight E to be used when desired in conjunction with the firstsnenticned bead-sight 33. In the drawings 1 have shown this sight E also placed in the center of the channeled top rib B a suitable distance to the rear of sight D. The sight E proper is the upper end of a plunger which has a vertical reciprocating movement in a block F. In the preferred form the shank or body portion of this plunger is provided with an annular shoulder E, the perforation in the block F being counterbored to afford clearance for the same, the depthci the counterbore limiting the extent to which the sight E maybe projected above the top rib.

G is an operating-plunger provided with auannular shoulder G and reciprocating in a suitable perforation counterbored to. re ceive said annular shoulder G and to limit the movement of the same. The shoulder formed by the counterbore in this instance prevents the upper end of the plunger G from extending above the upper surface of the block F. i

H is a tilting member pivoted at H to the block F and. between the plungers- E and G, respectively. The lower ends of these plungers bear on the tilting member H and are preferably substantially reduced in diameter, as indicated.

The block F has its opposite sides toward the lower end cut away or slabbed oil, as at F F, for two purposes: first, to permit the pivot H to be readily inserted and secured, and, second, to afford suitable clearance for the barrels A A. (See Fig. 2.) In the preferred form the width of the reduced lower portion of the block F is such that the lower edges rest snugly between the barrels A A, so that thelatter will prevent any possible rotation of the block F in the top rib B and dislocation of the sight E. g

I should state that by reducing the lower end of the block Fthe latter may be made sulllciently long to aflord a suitable bearing for the plungers E and G, which would otherwise be impossible without the barrels A A were separated to a greater distance than proper practice will permit. 1 have found in practice that the friction ofthe parts is sufficient to hold the sight either projected or retracted without the use of any locking device or independent friction device.

When the sight is depressed and out of the line of vision, it will be observed that the u per end of the sight and the upper end of t e plunger G will'stand flush with the up or end of the frame F, thus presenting a finis ed appearance and preventing any dirt or moisture from entering, so as to impair the efiective operation.

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What Iclaim is- 1 ,1. A sight for firearms, comprising a frame, two lung'ers carried thereby, means to transfer the movement of one plunger to the other comprising a tilting lunger support arranged to permit one 0 said plungers to proj ect above the frame into the sight-line when the other is depressed, and means to prevent the latter from projecting-into the sightdine at any time.

2.- In a-sight for firearms, a frame, two

' longitudinally-counterbored passages therelower end of each ion 'tudinal in, a plunger in each passage, a shoulder on each plunger, a tilting device engaging the lunger, said tiltin device being carried by t e frame, the l'engt of one only of said plungers above the shouldered portion being suflicient to cause said lunger to proi'ect above the frame into the sig t-line. 3. ii a sight for firearms, a frame, two passages therein, a plunger in passages,-the opposite sides of.

eac of said said frame being cut away toward the lower end, a tilting device between said cut-away walls and engaging the lower ends of said plungers, one 0 said plungers only being of sufiicient length to project above the frame into the si ht-lirie, and means to prevent said plungers om being removed or detached through the upper end of said frame.

4. n a firearm, a frame, a vertically-movable si ht carried thereby, and means below the sight-line for projecting said sight, or per mitting said sight to be moved entirely below the si ht-line, said means being accessible throu the top of said frame.

5. n a firearm, a-' sup orting portion, a sight adapted to project above said supporting portion and also adapted to disappear and means .below the surface of said su porting portion but accessible from above ALFRED B. AUBREY, v STEPHANIE DU PLEssIs.

or erating said sight from one position to ife 

